Course introduction

At OpenClassrooms, we firmly believe that education should be easily accessible to everyone. We want to help people to find jobs they love and stay employable throughout their lives. To do so, we work hard to provide the best learning experience that combines the latest technology and years of experience in education.

We have a very special history. The project started 18 years ago, back in 1999, when Mathieu Nebra, aged 13, started to write his first course online... for free! The hobbyist project turned out to have a huge impact and ultimately became a company. It has helped millions of people to learn, find their passions, and ultimately land the jobs they have today. More than 3 million learners come to learn on OpenClassrooms each month.

Would you like to work at OpenClassrooms? Great! We have designed this course to help you understand what kind of company OpenClassrooms is. How do people work here at OpenClassrooms? What are the teams here and what do they do? How do we handle experiments, failures and internal conflicts? How do we design the product to help people learn new skills and find jobs?

This course is a must-read for each person wanting to join OpenClassrooms. We hope it will provide valuable insights on who we are and what we stand for! 😊

Because OpenClassrooms has always been a company that moves quickly, this course is frequently updated to reflect our latest cultural and operational developments. If anything appears to be unclear or missing, please let us know!